There's been a bit of a thing for these recently - they're a bit silly, it's not a test of how fact a cyclist you are or how revolutionary your bike design, it's a test of how powerful a pace car you can get.

There's been a bit of a thing for these recently - they're a bit silly, it's not a test of how fact a cyclist you are or how revolutionary your bike design, it's a test of how powerful a pace car you can get.

Interview with him in this weeks MCN - using a bloody huuuuuuge truck apparantly - on Pendine Sands.
I hope he has better luck than Parry-Thomas.

you need power to be able to drag the large fairing that the cyclist sits behind through the air at 100mph+.
and you need to be able to increase speed smoothly? and in one gear? I'd imagine too many gear changes might be dangerous.